The British Empire “The sun never sets on the British Empire”‚ is a well-used phrase about the old British Empire‚ where Britain ruled almost one-quarter of the world’s population. They had colonies in all the continents of the world. How did Britain manage to get all these colonies? And why did they suddenly lose the whole Empire? What have the colonization had to say for the countries involved? And does the old British Empire still have any effect on Britain and the world today? In this essay
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Dr. Jennifer Graham EN105 12 November 2010 Value of America The purpose of this essay is to raise readers’ awareness‚ causing them to think differently about American values. Furthermore‚ the value one places on material wealth. Ehrenreich (Ehrenreich 156) and Eighner (Eighner 172) exposed problems with the equation of wealth equals happiness. They also excluded the idea that‚ in America‚ possessing a job means economic security‚ happiness‚ and a sense of achievement in life. In employment
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A gadget is a small tool such as a machine that has a particular function‚ but is often thought of as a novelty. Gadgets are sometimes referred to as gizmos. History The origins of the word "gadget" trace back to the 19th century. According to the Oxford English Dictionary‚ there is anecdotal evidence for the use of "gadget" as aplaceholder name for a technical item whose precise name one can’t remember since the 1850s; with Robert Brown’s 1886 book Spunyarn and Spindrift‚ A sailor boy’s log of a voyage out
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Syllabus: English I (mixed class) Spring 2013 Instructor: Contact info: Office: Office Hours: Class Time: Classroom: I. Course Description English I is an integrated‚ two-credit course designed to improve students’ listening‚ speaking‚ writing and reading skills at the basic level. Students will develop the aural and oral competencies that are essential to successfully communicating in an academic environment. It also serves as preparation for English II. II. Course Goals Students
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Work Experience SAMPLE LETTER OF MOTIVATION 1 Dear Sirs‚ I am interested in working for a Tour Operator. I have knowledge of the way travel agencies work because of my professional experience in Spain and my degree in Tourism. I would like to have experience in a British environment to gain knowledge of the working style of a Tour Operator in England and also to improve my English. My professional experience in a travel agency is in selling by telephone‚ explaining the itinerary of
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2011 HSC Paper 2 Module A Advanced: Comparative Study of Texts and Contexts Elective 2: Texts in Time In what ways does a comparative study accentuate the distinctive contexts of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and A Room of One’s Own? Sample response: Drama and non-fiction Prescribed texts: A Room of One’s Own‚ Virginia Woolf‚ 1928 Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?‚ Edward Albee‚ 1962 |Establishing the thesis of the response: |At first glance‚ Virginia Woolf’s 1928 critical essay
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Joyce Carol Oates wrote‚ “reading is the sole means by which we slip‚ involuntarily‚ often helplessly‚ into another’s skin‚ another’s voice‚ another’s soul.” This quote more or less sums up the sole main purpose of why many people read fiction. The reasons why a reader likes or dislikes a work of fiction may seem to be random‚ or even shallow‚ such as its ability to grab attention or keep a reader hooked with on stereotypical drama. However‚ when a work is actually examined further‚ deeper levels
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Ortons Loot‚ the character of Inspector Truscott is presented as far too disturbing a character to fit comfortably within a comic world. What is your view of the character and comic role of Truscott? The play ’Loot’ was written by Joe Orton‚ an English playwright. The first draft was completed in 1964 and premiered in early 1965 in Cambridge. According to Aristotle‚ ancient comedy originated with the komos‚ which was a ritualistic drunken procession performed by revelers in ancient Greece. A group
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Text One - Poem: A Small Keen Wind Thomas Blackburn My wife for six months now in sinister Tones has muttered incessantly about divorce‚ And‚ since of the woman I’m fond‚ this dark chatter Is painful as well as a bit monotonous. Still‚ marvel one must‚ when she fishes out of that trunk‚ Like rages‚ my shadier deeds for all to see With ‘This you did when you were sober‚ and that when drunk’‚ At the remarkable powers of memory. For although I wriggle like mad when she whistles up Some particularly
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Analysis Essay In the essay “Sex‚ Lies‚ and Conversation” Deborah Tannen finds that it is difficult to communicate with men when in a relationship. She suggests that men are more talkative when in public‚ but when at home the women has to make the conversation. This is caused by a difference in gender‚ body language‚ and reaction. Tannen explains cultural differences between men and women when having a conversation. Is failure to communicate between sexes result in divorce divorces? She says
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